The Obama Presidential Center opened to the public Thursday in Chicago's Jackson Park, drawing thousands to its 19.3-acre South Side campus even as its photo-ID requirement for free admission and a taxpayer-funded infrastructure tab exceeding $350 million drew renewed criticism from Republican lawmakers and conservative commentators.
Former President Barack Obama opened the $850 million Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Thursday with a dedication ceremony attended by three former presidents and a roster of celebrities, delivering remarks that criticized the nation's Founders for falling short of America's founding ideals.
Former President Barack Obama said Sunday he's "doubtful" President Trump's emerging nuclear agreement with Iran will be meaningfully better than the 2015 deal Obama brokered and Trump later torched.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday asking a federal judge to recuse herself from a Georgia election records case, arguing that her prior ties to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis make impartial proceedings impossible.
Former President Barack Obama suggested that the pressure he feels to assist the Democratic Party in response to the Trump administration's policies have caused tension in his marriage.
The Obama Presidential Center Museum will charge adults $30 for admission when it opens in Chicago on June 19, making it the priciest presidential library in American history, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Friday.
Tenants at a low-income apartment complex in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood have formed a union to fight possible eviction, saying the Obama Presidential Center's construction is driving up real estate pressure and threatening families who have lived there for decades.
